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The new FOL3015AJ Fiber Laser is engineered for unmatched speed, precision and versatility. 5G acceleration over the entire work envelope and Amada’s advanced control technology allows traverse speeds of 13,380 ipm to
cut processing time in half. An innovative 3-axis linear drive system also ensures superior accuracy and positioning.
In addition, the wear of components typically associated with ball-screw or rack and pinion systems has been eliminated.
The heart of the system is a resonator which generates a laser beam with a wavelength that is approximately a tenth of that emitted by a conventional gas laser. Now, materials that CO2 lasers could not process can easily be cut. In addition, thin gauge materials typically associated with CO2 lasers can be cut at unprecedented speeds.
There are no optics or space inside the cavity of the laser source. Therefore, costs associated with mirrors and downtime for alignment
of optics have been eliminated. In addition, fiber technology does not require laser gas to generate the laser beam — thereby reducing environmentally harmful emissions.
Amada America, Inc.